Director Benefits
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Job Description
The Team:
At Datadog the People team is more than just human resourcesits a datadriven team dedicated to constantly improving the way we hire develop and support our most valuable asset: our people. Our People team are strategic problem solvers who work closely with leadership and employees to ensure that Datadog continues to scale smoothly and remains a great place to work.
The Opportunity:
We are seeking a Director Benefits to lead and evolve our benefits function. This senior leadership role will not only manage and mentor the Americas Benefits team it will also play a key role in driving the strategic vision for benefits at Datadog. The Benefits Director will be responsible for overseeing and enhancing the benefits programs including the management of our 401(k) plan while ensuring they align with Datadogs overarching goals for talent attraction retention and wellbeing. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a substantial impact on the employee experience across multiple countries.
You will collaborate closely with senior leadership and crossfunctional teams to ensure our benefits programs are competitive inclusive and aligned with Datadogs culture and values. As a key decisionmaker you will be responsible for ensuring operational excellence compliance and driving employee engagement with our benefits offerings. Youll lead a highperforming benefits team and foster a culture of continuous improvement to deliver value to our employees.
At Datadog we are a hybrid workplace allowing our Datadogs to create a worklife harmony that best fits their needs while contributing to our culture of collaboration creativity and shared success.
What Youll Do:
- Lead and Innovate: Oversee the entire benefits function including but not limited to: medical dental vision life insurance Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) commuter benefits retirement plans voluntary & supplemental benefits and wellness programs.
- Strategic Leadership: Lead the Benefits team providing mentorship guidance and strategic direction to team members.
- Drive 401(k) Management: Take ownership of Datadogs 401(k) plan ensuring it aligns with our overall benefits strategy and remains competitive and compliant.
- Program Design & Optimization: Continuously assess and enhance the design and delivery of benefits programs to ensure they meet the needs of our diverse employee base. Use datadriven insights to make recommendations that promote adoption and satisfaction.
- Employee Engagement: Champion effective communication of our benefits offerings ensuring employees understand the value of the programs available to them and driving higher engagement and utilization.
- Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure all benefits programs comply with state federal and international regulations. Work closely with legal benefits brokers and vendors to ensure accurate reporting filing and audit responses (e.g. ACA reporting 5500 filings IRS and DOL compliance).
- Partnership with Leadership: Partner with senior leadership and key stakeholders to align benefits strategies with company goals and employee needs ensuring our programs support Datadogs growth and retention initiatives.
- DataDriven Decision Making: Lead regular program assessments and audits to optimize cost management and ensure benefits are aligned with employee preferences and market trends.
Who You Are:
- At least 10 years of progressive experience in benefits including strategy development program design administration and compliance.
- Experience transition and managing a selffunded plan Ensuring compliance with insurance regulations and managing the associated risk including working closely with legal vendors and brokers to ensure proper reporting and auditing for the US
- Proven leadership experience with a track record of managing a team and driving results in a fastpaced highgrowth environment.
- Deep expertise in 401(k) plan management and a thorough understanding of benefits compliance (e.g. ERISA ACA IRS regulations).
- Strong experience with Workday and benefits administration systems.
- Excellent analytical skills with proficiency in Excel (pivot tables vlookups conditional formatting etc..
- Strong communicator with the ability to influence and engage at all levels of the organization including Csuite executives.
- Ability to think strategically and creatively balancing both employee needs and business goals.
- Certifications such as PHR SPHR or CEBS are a plus.
- Experience in a highgrowth global company ideally in a tech or SaaS environment is highly desirable.
- A serviceoriented mindset with a passion for employee wellbeing and creating positive workplace cultures.
- Maintains a strong professional network across the Benefits space to stay ahead of emerging trends legislative changes and innovative vendor solutions.
- Leverages external networks and partnerships to pull relevant benchmark data ensuring our programs are competitive marketaligned and tailored to evolving employee needs.
- Experience managing benefits in Mexico Brazil and Canada
About Us:
Datadog is the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications. Our SaaS product is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries to enable digital transformation cloud migration and infrastructure monitoring of our customers entire technology stack allowing for seamless collaboration and problemsolving among Dev Ops and Security teams globally. Given the resilience of cloud technologies and importance placed today in digital operations and agility Datadog continues to innovate and is well positioned for the long term.
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